The Borneo Post, Kuching, 9 June 2010

Jobless men get 12 years' jail, whipping for drug possession

KOTA BAHARU: Two jobless men were handed 12-year jail
sentences and 10 strokes of the rotan each by the High Court here
yesterday for being in possession of 3,920 methamphetamine pills
weighing 65.98g here, three years ago.

Judge Azman Abdullah handed down the punishment to Mohd Azuwan
Mohd Zain, 24, and Mohd Redzuan Che Yasin, 27, both of them from
here, after they pleaded guilty to an alternative charge of being
in possession of the drugs.

Prior to this, they had been charged with drug trafficking
under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries
the mandatory death sentence, if convicted.

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They were caught with the drugs in Kampung Belakang, behind
the Kok Lanas police station, near here, at 6.55pm on March 13,
2007.

The alternative charge under Section 12(2) of the same act
provides for jail up to 20 years and whipping not less than 10
times upon conviction.

The Borneo Post, Kuching, 30 June 2010

Duo get jail, cane for hurting colleague

SIBU: The Sessions Court yesterday sentenced two Indonesians
to eight years' jail and three strokes of the rotan for causing
grievous hurt to a colleague. High Court deputy registrar M
Rajalingam said the sentence was given in the interest of the
public, and to convey the message that the law must be obeyed by
citizens as well as foreigners.

"Though you are foreign workers, you must abide by the
law of this country and not take the law into your own
hands," he stated.

Afred Tepi, 29, and Imeneul Lakapu, 26, were charged under
Section 326 of the Penal Code, which provides for an imprisonment
that may be extend to 20 years and liable to a fine and whipping.

The accused committed the offence on June 22 at 11.15am in a
plantation here.

A fight broke out between them and a colleague, Yonathan
Foeney, who complained that he was given more work to do than
them.

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Yonathan was slashed on the back of his head with a parang and
was found lying in a pool of blood by another worker.

He was rushed to hospital.

Afred and Imeneul were arrested by the police at 5.15pm on the
same day.